IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
Title
A RESOLUTION authorizing the County Executive to execute a Special Warranty Deed conveying 0.29 acres of park property within the Little Blue Trace Park to Trinity Woods Real Estate Development, authorizing the County Executive to execute Project Amendment 18 with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources relating to the same, and accepting a Special Warranty Deed from Trinity Real Estate Development, Inc. conveying a replacement parcel of 0.31 acres adjacent to the County's Little Blue Trace Park at the east edge of the development.
Intro
RESOLUTION #17151, January 25, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, County Legislator
Body
WHEREAS, Trinity Woods Real Estate Development desires to begin construction of a new development along the south side of Interstate 70 at the Little Blue Trace River in Independence, Missouri; and,
WHEREAS, the development must widen an existing road which runs across the Little Blue Trace Park and the existing right of way is not wide enough to contain the upgraded road; and,
WHEREAS, Trinity Woods Real Estate Development proposes to replace the four small tracts totaling 0.29 acres lying within Little Blue Trace Park owned by the County with a single 0.31 acre tract adjacent to the County's Little Blue Trace Park at the east edge of the development; and,
WHEREAS, the National Park Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources both approve of the conversion of the 0.29 acres of Little Blue Trace Park in exchange for 0.31 acres of adjacent property and require the execution of Project Amendment 18 to initiate the conversion; and,
WHEREAS, the Director of Parks and Recreation recommends the conveyance of 0.29 acres of park property in exchange for 0.31 acres of adjacent property as approved by the National Park Service and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute the necessary Warranty Deed(s) or other related documents conveying the above-described property between the County and Trinity Woods Real Estate Development, in a form to be approved by the County Counselor; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the conveyance of a replacement parcel from Trinity Woods Real Estate Development be and hereby is accepted; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Executive be and hereby is authorized to execute Project Amendment 18 with the State of Missouri Department of Natural Resources in furtherance of the Little Blue Trace project.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Deputy/Assistant County Counselor Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17151 of January 25, 2010, was duly passed on January 25, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0_____ Absent ______0______
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Date Mary Jo Spino Clerk of Legislature